Robert Irwin stunned by America’s support on ‘DWTS,’ admits he was scared to bare his 'heart and soul'
Robert Irwin is thankful for America's response to him on Dancing with the Stars In an interview with Men's Soundness the -year-old Australian wildlife conservationist who took home the Mirrorball Trophy and won Season of DWTS with his partner Witney Carson last week opened up about his experience on the dance competition show and expressed his gratitude for America's warm welcome Coming over from Australia I didn't know how it would go I didn t think I'd make it this far because I didn't realize how incredibly supportive America would be he reported It s impossible to put into words how much that has meant to me because what I represent is so much more than just a dance STEVE IRWIN'S SON HAS HEARTBREAKING ST BIRTHDAY SAYS HE'LL NEVER BE COMPLETE WITHOUT FAMOUS DAD When I step into the ballroom I'm representing a legacy that my dad Steve Irwin created with my mom I'm representing everything I stand for not only as a wildlife conservationist but also as someone who is working really hard to try and spread particular positivity and passion he continued I want to be a role model for young people The fact that America has invited us back every week all the way to the end it means that what I stand for is being heard and that is incredible he added I am so grateful All of the challenges in the rehearsal studio learning each new dance have been worth it when I hear about how a dance resonated with people you know being able to bare my heart and soul to America is scary but it has been the preponderance beautiful experience ever because everybody has been with me on this journey and I feel like I've gained a whole new family over here LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSSteve famously known as The Crocodile Hunter died in after being stung by a stingray while filming in the Great Barrier Reef for the documentary series Ocean's Deadliest At the time of his death Robert was years old and sister Bindi who won Season of DWTS with partner Derek Hough was He and his wife Terri were married for years before his death During his DWTS journey Irwin mentioned he wasn't prepared for the physical and mental toll CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER For this experience I thought I was pretty fit I thought I was ready but I was not he admitted There s just no way to prepare The strength of a dancer is unmatched I don't care who you are I don't care if you're performing on stage if you're competing in the Super Bowl if you're a gymnast an athlete a crocodile wrangler I don't care You're not prepared for dance You re using muscles you've never used before he continued Everybody here is pushing themselves to the absolute limits because that's what you need to do justice to this craft I revealed to Witney going into this Push me as hard as you want because I want to be on the brink I want to be pushing it to the limit because I have such a respect for this craft and my admiration for the craft of dance has only grown since Ultimately reported Irwin he pushed through I just craved to do it justice and to do it justice you've got to put your body on the line and you've got to be willing to give it everything and that's what's so rewarding he added Two days after his win Irwin who turned on Dec shared side-by-side photos from of him holding his sister Bindi's DWTS trophy and his own trophy years later he captioned the Instagram post Thanks for being my inspiration to take this leap bindisueirwin - love you
